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Band saws can use varying widths of blades. Smaller ones are better for cutting tight curves and larger ones are more for resawing. Be cautious when tensioning – thinner blades need less tension to cut properly and could snap.

The guides may limit how small a blade you can put on it. You should check how adjustable they are. Anything less than an 1/8” blade would likely require better guides. Also, don’t over tension the smaller blades. Most consumer bandsaws can’t even tension the bigger blades enough but they may be able to over-tension the smaller ones and that could lead to breaking a blade.

Surfside, 3/8 – 1/4” won’t give him the turn radius he’s likely to want or need, I’d try a 3/16”. I’m no expert on the smaller saws but if I can run smaller blades on my 14” Kevlar should be able to run smaller then 3/8” on that 10”.